🌱 Missing Local 14-Year-Old Girl + Man Killed In Car In Catonsville

Welcome back, Catonsville. I'm here in your inbox per usual to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Let's dive in.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with rain tapering off. High: 70 Low: 59.

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Here are the top three stories in Catonsville today:

1. Baltimore County police are searching for missing 14-year-old Andrea Pickett, who was last seen in the Catonsville/Arbutus area wearing a black hoodie and gray sweatpants. Andrea is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, and weighs around 100 pounds. Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact 410-307-2020 or 911. (WBAL TV Baltimore)
2. On the evening of Jun. 19, 26-year-old Nakka Sai Charan was killed when a person shot him in the head while he was traveling in his car near Catonsville. Sai Charan was a software engineer from the Nalgonda district of Telangana and had been working for a company in Baltimore City for the past two years. The person who shot Sai Charan remains unidentified. (India TV News)
3. The second annual Juneteenth Festival at Catonsville’s Benjamin Banneker Park and Museum was a massive success. Roslyn Johnson, director of Baltimore County Recreation and Parks, said Juneteenth is a celebration, but also commemorates that "we were enslaved almost three years beyond the time that we should have been freed" and "the struggle still continues today, and we still have to recognize our past and honor our past, but make sure that things like this don’t happen again." (Avenue News)

Today in Catonsville:

• Baby Buddies: Indoor Play At Christian Temple (9:30 AM)
• Family and Friends Story Time At Catonsville Branch: BCPL (10:00 AM)
• Weekly Food Pantry At 715 Ingleside Avenue (11:00 AM)
• Teen Anime Club At Catonsville Branch: BCPL (4:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Reminder: the Baltimore County Arts Guild's free Arts & Drafts Festival starts tomorrow! The free Kickoff Concert is on Friday, Jun. 24, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.! The free Music & Arts Festival is on Saturday, Jun. 25, from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, Jun. 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.! Click here for more information or click here to volunteer at the festival. (Instagram)
• A team of active and retired Baltimore County firefighters recently volunteered with A Soldier's Journey Home to build a fully accessible, mortgage-free home for an Army veteran whose home was destroyed by the Dec. 10, 2021, Mayfield tornado. The team built the home in Mayfield, Kentucky in two weeks! (Facebook)

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• The 9th Annual Mike Marks Memorial Golf Outing to benefit Sophie and Madigan's Playground (June 24)
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• Kids Summer Camp (June 27)
• New Retirement Savings Webinar (June 27)
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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you soon.

— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!